AT&Ts Next program

[cnotes2019]

Can someone confirm for me if I was to keep the phone for 1 to 2 years will I be able to KEEP the phone or would I have to still trade it in on order to get a new phone? Thanks.

 

[aokusman]

Can someone confirm for me if I was to keep the phone for 1 to 2 years will I be able to KEEP the phone or would I have to still trade it in on order to get a new phone? Thanks.

The longer you keep the phone the more you are wasting on the ripoff program. Once you've paid it off I believe you don't have to trade it in, but by then you've already spent almost enough to have bought two phones.

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[cnotes2019]

The longer you keep the phone the more you are wasting on the ripoff program. Once you've paid it off I believe you don't have to trade it in, but by then you've already spent almost enough to have bought two phones.

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How so?

 

[aokusman]

If you get a subsidy the cost of the phone is included in your monthly plan. With next you pay the same amount of someone getting a subsidy every month plus the cost of the next program.

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[cnotes2019]

If you get a subsidy the cost of the phone is included in your monthly plan. With next you pay the same amount of someone getting a subsidy every month plus the cost of the next program.

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How much is the next program?

 

[scottadus]

I agree,

I think the new carrier programs like next or tmobile or verizons edge is a ripoff.

If you are happy with your carrier why would you care about a contract when you save allot on purchase of a phone.

I love att. if i chose next i wouldnt have a contract but i would pay 649 for a phone over time instead of just signing the contract and pay 199

Its a no brainer.

So its all a ripoff. Just sign your contract.

 

[Almeuit]

I agree,

I think the new carrier programs like next or tmobile or verizons edge is a ripoff.

If you are happy with your carrier why would you care about a contract when you save allot on purchase of a phone.

I love att. if i chose next i wouldnt have a contract but i would pay 649 for a phone over time instead of just signing the contract and pay 199

Its a no brainer.

So its all a ripoff. Just sign your contract.

You got to do more research my friend . You think that 199 is all you pay? Trust me.. They have it in the plans to get the money from you.

An example is T-Mobile.. They lowered their monthly costs since they don't do the contracts anymore and you pay for the phone. When signing a contract we always paid a down payment and then you're locked in.. But trust me carriers get the money out of you for the phone... But that's why once the payment plan came out for T-mobile they dropped the monthly plans some.. Because they don't need the extra since you are paying the monthly payments directly (or in my case you bought the phone fully so there is nothing for me to repay).

With AT&T and Verizon they simply charge you monthly like T-Mobile... But they didn't drop the monthly plans at all
So therefore you end up paying more in the end for the phone since they have that extra in the monthly cost from before... But yet you are also paying monthly for the phone.

For a video explanation of this CNET did a good one..

http://m.cnet.com/news/at-ts-next-plan-doesnt-add-up/57594012


Trust me when I say this... NO carrier wants to buy you a phone. No matter how you do it... Payment plan or contract... You pay for that phone somewhere... They aren't your friend lol

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[erwaso]

would you say NEXT just allows you to pay monthly for a phone if you don't want to pay cash or use a credit card?

LG G2 is $575 out right
with NEXT it's 20x$27 = $540

you save $35 and are not in a contract, also avoid the $35 upgrade fee. so you really save $70 over the 20 months ....

 

[aokusman]

would you say NEXT just allows you to pay monthly for a phone if you don't want to pay cash or use a credit card?

LG G2 is $575 out right
with NEXT it's 20x$27 = $540

you save $35 and are not in a contract, also avoid the $35 upgrade fee. so you really save $70 over the 20 months ....

What about the extra $20 or so built into your monthly bill, that's supposed to for repaying the phone subsidy if you got one. You are still paying for that even without getting the subsidy. That's around $450 over two Years.

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[cgardnervt]

If you upgraded every year couldnt you just put a down payment down anyways or is that not allowed? (Like if you wanted to get rid of that stupid monthly fee but stay with att with no added bill.)

 

[scottadus]

Im saying that i like att and i for the coverage and speeds i get i pay 105 a month. and If i did the next program i would be paying 120
but i have a subsidy so i pay 199.99 for the phone.

 

[Almeuit]

Im saying that i like att and i for the coverage and speeds i get i pay 105 a month. and If i did the next program i would be paying 120
but i have a subsidy so i pay 199.99 for the phone.

Exactly so it works for you... But others it may be cheaper. Options don't hurt.. But you can't expect everyone's situation to be like yours.

For example you pay that and love the speed of your carrier and can live with caps. I personally can't and would rather pay the $70 a month I pay (that's after taxes) for my great speeds and unlimited data on T-Mobile. Is my option the "right" one? For me yes.. For you maybe not.

Not everyone can put up 199 at once... But maybe they could do an extra 20 a month easier. In the end it's the same thing.. Just may be easier for them to do the smaller payments instead of the bulk one in order to manage other bills.

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[aokusman]

Exactly so it works for you... But others it may be cheaper. Options don't hurt.. But you can't expect everyone's situation to be like yours.

For example you pay that and love the speed of your carrier and can live with caps. I personally can't and would rather pay the $70 a month I pay (that's after taxes) for my great speeds and unlimited data on T-Mobile. Is my option the "right" one? For me yes.. For you maybe not.

Not everyone can put up 199 at once... But maybe they could do an extra 20 a month easier. In the end it's the same thing.. Just may be easier for them to do the smaller payments instead of the bulk one in order to manage other bills.

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If I could not afford $200 to put down on a phone then certainly I could not afford a plan that makes me pay twice for the phone, or maybe I should not be looking at upgrading every year. That's just me though, I'm prudent like that.


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[cgardnervt]

If I could not afford $200 to put down on a phone then certainly I could not afford a plan that makes me pay twice for the phone, or maybe I should not be looking at upgrading every year. That's just me though, I'm prudent like that.


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I guess the one way to look to look at it is for the people who also like to rent brand name furniture rather than playing for it all at one time. Do you end up spending more? Yes. Its all about options. I hope they also become smart and lower the plan but that might not be anytime soon.

 

[21stNow]

If you upgraded every year couldnt you just put a down payment down anyways or is that not allowed? (Like if you wanted to get rid of that stupid monthly fee but stay with att with no added bill.)

AT&T doesn't allow you to prepay the Next payments for one year. The additional payments would just be a bill credit that your monthly service charges would be deducted from.

 

[cgardnervt]

AT&T doesn't allow you to prepay the Next payments for one year. The additional payments would just be a bill credit that your monthly service charges would be deducted from.

Super Lame! This is why I will be getting on the Google Nexus devices starting later this year. Cheaper and its my phone! For less at that.

 

[Almeuit]

AT&T doesn't allow you to prepay the Next payments for one year. The additional payments would just be a bill credit that your monthly service charges would be deducted from.

You sure about that? Cgard I'd check with AT&T to be sure. When my gf got the S4 on T-Mobile they weren't upfront about it but she asked what if she wants to pay towards the balance on the phone more than the monthly charge added on.. The guy said don't send it with the bill (the extra cash) but come into a T-Mobile store and tell them you want to do $100 towards the phone payment or whichever and they can apply it.

AT&T may do the same.

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[21stNow]

You sure about that? Cgard I'd check with AT&T to be sure. When my gf got the S4 on T-Mobile they weren't upfront about it but she asked what if she wants to pay towards the balance on the phone more than the monthly charge added on.. The guy said don't send it with the bill (the extra cash) but come into a T-Mobile store and tell them you want to do $100 towards the phone payment or whichever and they can apply it.

AT&T may do the same.

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I have linked the thread where we are having the ongoing discussion about this on the AT&T forum, where an AT&T rep has responded. We have definitely determined that a year can't be prepaid. I am still inquiring about the entire balance being paid off early/immediately.

https://forums.att.com/t5/Wireless-...ram/td-p/3572405/jump-to/first-unread-message

 

[cgardnervt]

I have linked the thread where we are having the ongoing discussion about this on the AT&T forum, where an AT&T rep has responded. We have definitely determined that a year can't be prepaid. I am still inquiring about the entire balance being paid off early/immediately.

https://forums.att.com/t5/Wireless-...ram/td-p/3572405/jump-to/first-unread-message

Oh well. When the N5 comes out I will be going on Prepaid anyways.

 

[RayMabry]

Can someone confirm for me if I was to keep the phone for 1 to 2 years will I be able to KEEP the phone or would I have to still trade it in on order to get a new phone? Thanks.

If you keep it for one year, you need to pay the rest of its balance off to keep it.

If you keep it for two, you'll have paid the balance off and can keep it.

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